A school exchange: plural verbs like sortir and venir, 'sans' + infinitive
Learning outcomes
I can use my knowledge of the plural forms of -IR verbs like 'sortir' and 'venir' to understand information about a school exchange.
I can recognise and correctly pronounce [eil/eill] and [ouil/ouill].
A school exchange: plural verbs like sortir and venir, 'sans' + infinitive
Learning outcomes
I can use my knowledge of the plural forms of -IR verbs like 'sortir' and 'venir' to understand information about a school exchange.
I can recognise and correctly pronounce [eil/eill] and [ouil/ouill].
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Key learning points
- The SSC [eil/eill] sounds like [è] + 'yih' and [ouil/ouill] like [ou] + 'yih'.
- The verb 'sortir' can mean either 'to go out' or 'to take out' depending on the context of the sentence.
- To say without something use 'sans' before a noun. To say without doing something use 'sans' before an infinitive verb.
- -IR verbs like 'sortir' and 'venir' end in -ons in the 'nous' form and 'ez' in the 'vous' form.
- The pattern is the same for the verbs 'dormir', 'partir', 'devenir' and 'revenir'.
Keywords
[eil/eill] - sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) like the 'eille' in 'bouteille' which means 'bottle'
[ouil/ouill] - sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) like the 'ouill' in 'brouillard' which means 'fog'
Sans - French preposition meaning 'without'
Common misconception
Like in English, 'sans' is followed by the '-ing' form of a verb in French.
In French, sans is followed by the infinitive form of a verb. For example: Elle part sans dire un mot. She leaves without saying a word.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
To sleep
Mum
To organise
Dad
On the right
On the left
de la
de l'
du
des
Exit quiz
6 Questions
To sleep, sleeping
Mum
Without
Dad
To come back, coming back
To go out, going out
sors
sort
sortons
sortez
sortent